The Shiromani Akali Dal has accused the state government of bullying during the entire election process from filing nominations for panchayat elections. Along with this, the Shiromani Akali Dal has demanded that panchayat elections be held anew in Punjab so that everyone can be given an equal opportunity. This expression of the senior leader of the party. Daljit Singh Cheema and Head of Legal Cell Arshdeep Singh Keller while talking to reporters. Dr. Cheema said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the State Election Commission have failed in conducting the panchayat elections in a free , transparent and fair manner. He said that a large number of candidates were forced out of the panchayat election process, but they gave relief to 48 candidates who filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, for which he thanked the court. He said that more than 300 more petitions will be filed in the High Court tomorrow. Dr. Cheema said that the Shiromani Akali Dal had approached the state election commission several times and given complaints but the election commissioner refused to act on the complaints submitted by them. Advocate Arshdeep Singh Keller said that this is the first time in the history of the state that the High Court has stayed the elections while hearing the petitions during the election process. He said that the Chief Minister and the DGP of the state have failed to conduct free and fair elections. The Shiromani Akali Dal appealed that the entire matter be investigated under the supervision of the High Court.